Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008) $2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core 2 Duo T9300
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GeForce 8600M GT Mac+
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
17" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T9300
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 8600M GT Mac+
32 Shaders
470MHz
256MB GDDR3
20.3GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.06 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
2GB
DDR2-667
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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17"
LCD TN
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350 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
117 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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600 Series P+
PM965
ICH8M
Data
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Data
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe T
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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68Wh
6296mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
25.9 mm (1 in)
Width
392 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
265 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
2.69 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x 2.5" Bay
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A1261
EMC 2199
MacBookPro4,2
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